01.07.2025 08:12
According to the decision published in the Official Gazette with the signature of President Erdoğan, new faculties and institutes have been established at some universities, while others have been closed, and some have had their names changed. While the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences were established at Boğaziçi University, the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at Altınbaş University was among the faculties that were closed.
In accordance with the decision published with the signature of President Erdoğan, new faculties, colleges, and institutes have been established in many universities, while some have been closed and some have had their names changed.
Newly established faculties and institutes:
Faculty of Health Sciences at Altınbaş University, Faculty of Aviation and Space Sciences and Institute of Islamophobia Research at Ankara Science University, Faculty of Medicine at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Human and Social Sciences at Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Tourism at Düzce University, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences at Hitit University, Faculty of Sports Sciences and School of Foreign Languages at Istanbul Esenyurt University, Faculty of Sports Sciences at Kilis 7 Aralık University, School of Foreign Languages at Samsun University, Faculty of Sports Sciences at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University.
Closed faculties and colleges:
Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at Altınbaş University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Faculty of Management Sciences at Boğaziçi University, Akçakoca Tourism Management and Hotel Management College at Düzce University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Hitit University, Physical Education and Sports Colleges at Istanbul Esenyurt University and Kilis 7 Aralık University, Faculty of Business Administration at Ondokuz Mayıs University Bafra, Physical Education and Sports College at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University.
Institutes and faculties that have changed names:
The name of the Prof. Dr. Tuncer Karpuzoğlu Organ Transplant Institute affiliated with Akdeniz University has been changed to "Prof. Dr. Tuncer Karpuzoğlu Organ Transplant and Advanced Health Research Institute." The name of the Faculty of Engineering at Hitit University has been updated to "Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences," and the name of the Faculty of Engineering at Istanbul Topkapı University has also been updated to "Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences."